Since 1884, THE authoritative voice of #NewsPublishing
Log in
obituaries browse title
Powered by Creative Circle’s dynamic web content management system
Obituaries
Sort by: Featured Most recent
93 results total, viewing 1 - 20
Max Heath
National Newspaper Association Mourns the Passing of Postal Guru Max Heath
The death of NNA’s Postal Chair Emeritus Max Heath, Shelbyville, Kentucky, on July 28 set off a period of mourning across the community newspaper industry. Heath’s family told the … more
|
Forrest Landon, Described as ‘Born Newsman,’ Dies at Age 87
Forrest “Frosty” Landon, longtime editor of The Roanoke Times & World-News who was described as a “born newsman” in a career that spanned 40 years, died Monday. He was … more
|
Harry M. Rosenfeld, a Key Figure in The Post’s Watergate Coverage, Dies at 91
Harry M. Rosenfeld, who barely escaped the Holocaust as a child in Nazi Germany and who became a key Washington Post editor during its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Watergate break-in … more
|
Former Louisville Newspaper Editor David Hawpe Dies
David Hawpe, who rose through the ranks of the Courier Journal to become editor of the Louisville, Kentucky, newspaper, which won multiple Pulitzer Prizes on his watch, has died. He was 78. His … more
|
Bill Barnhart, Longtime Tribune Business Columnist, Dies at 74
William E. Barnhart was a Chicago Tribune reporter, editor and columnist whose work over 29 years focused heavily on covering economics and the stock market. Barnhart, 74, died of liver … more
|
Andrews McMeel Universal Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus John P. McMeel Dies
John P. McMeel, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Kansas City-based Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU), passed away July 7, 2021, announced AMU Chairman Hugh T. Andrews. He was 85 years old. "John … more
|
Longtime Journalist Joe Crankshaw Remembered as Veteran, Historian, Award-Winning Reporter
Legendary journalist Joseph Clarence Crankshaw III, a Georgia native who arrived in Stuart in 1958, is being revered this week as a humble Korean War veteran who loved being a writer and reporter, a … more
|
Carol Herman, Commentary Writer, Editor for Washington Times Opinion Pages, Dies
Carol Herman, an award-winning journalist and editor with The Washington Times for over two decades, has died. She was 69. Known for her precise editorial skills and uncommon cultural insight, she … more
|
Albert Eisele, Founding Editor of the Hill Newspaper, Dies at 85
Albert Eisele, a veteran member of the Washington press corps who helped found the Hill, a newspaper dedicated to coverage of the hurly-burly of Congress, the White House, politics, lobbying and life … more
|
Lifestyles Editor at The Commercial Dispatch Passes Away After Battle With Cancer
Jan Swoope, lifestyles editor of The Commercial Dispatch in Columbus, Mississippi, passed away June 30 after a battle with cancer. In this column, Peter Imes, editor and publisher of the newspaper, wrote: … more
|
Community Newspaper Publisher Christine Moore Dies at Age 60
Last week, we lost a leader, a sparkplug and a dear friend. Christine Moore spent the last 20 years of her life working for Pamplin Media Group. For much of that time, including right up until her … more
|
Pittsfield Gazette Announces the Passing of Publisher Jonathan Levine
Jonathan Levine, publisher of the Pittsfield Gazette, passed away on Friday, June 11, after a brief battle with an aggressive cancer. A native of Pittsfield, Levine revived the school newspaper … more
|
Vance Trimble, Who Won Pulitzer Prize by Exposing Congressional Corruption, Dies at 107
Vance H. Trimble, a journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1960 for exposing rampant nepotism, hidden payrolls and financial self-dealing among members of Congress, died June 16 at his home in … more
|
Janet Malcolm, Provocative Journalist With a Piercing Eye, Dies at 86
Janet Malcolm, a longtime writer for The New Yorker who was known for her piercing judgments, her novel-like nonfiction and a provocative moral certainty that cast a cold eye on journalism and its practitioners, died on Wednesday in a hospital in Manhattan. She was 86. more
|
Scott C. Schurz, Chairman Emeritus of Schurz Communications, Inc. Dies
Scott C. Schurz, died Monday, May 24, in Belleair, Florida, surrounded by family and following a recent stroke. He was 85 years old. Schurz was chairman emeritus of Schurz Communications, Inc. Schurz … more
|
Longtime Herald Publisher, Owner Bill Hartman Dead at 79
Bill Hartman, the longtime owner of the Fort Bend Herald, died Monday afternoon at a Sugar Land hospital. He was 79.Hartman, known more commonly by Herald readers as “BH” for authoring … more
|
Wolfgang Kummer, Longtime Linotype CEO, Dies at 94
Born on 10 May 1927, Kummer’s life in the printing industry seemed predetermined: in Wiesbaden, he attended the Gutenberg Gymnasium (grammar school), in Mainz the Johannes Gutenberg University, … more
|
Jim Klobuchar, Longtime Star Tribune Columnist and Adventurer, Dies at 93
Jim Klobuchar, an intrepid son of the Iron Range who with grace and puckish wit chronicled the lives of ordinary and fabled Minnesotans as a longtime columnist for the Star Tribune, died Wednesday at … more
|
Cancer Claims Tribune-Democrat Sports Writer Cory Isenberg
Throughout her 35-year career as a sports writer at The Tribune-Democrat, Cory Isenberg covered events ranging from auto racing to hockey and everything in between. But high school sports and … more
|
Charles Strum, Versatile Editor for The New York Times, Dies at 73
Charles Strum, a longtime senior editor at The New York Times who earned a reputation for unflappability under deadline pressure in roles that included overseeing the paper’s nighttime news … more
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.

Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions